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[quote=Anonymous]I live in Great Falls. Basically every single person in our neighborhood is upper middle to *very* well off. Not to mince words: these are fairly freakin' rich people.

We have no HOA. No Board. No official body.

Every year or two, someone tries to plan a "Block Party." I do not attend because every year they start by saying it's $20 a head PLUS a potluck dish PLUS BYOB. The host family provides burgers, buns, dogs, fixins, etc, there's no DJ. There's no games. There's no bar, keg, bounce house or live band. No kiddie pool or petting zoo or face painting. It's a gas grill set up in the cul de sac. . .

My question is . . . Why is it $20 a head to participate? Are they serious? Do they not see how incredibly tacky that is? How is that a "Block Party"? Literally everyone here is richer than Croesus-- and I'm not exaggerating. There are four Maserati and a Lambo in this neighborhood!!

I experienced dozens of "block parties" in Philly and Baltimore and Queens. There's no open exchange of money-- you are allowed to tip the DJ or give dough to the "board" who planned it. but in no universe do they ask you to both pay $20 *and* bring a dish *and* BYOB!

I realize this is trivial. But still, thanks for reading, I just needed to get that out. [/quote]

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